The last hospitalized victim of the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church on Aug. 27 is out of critical condition.

A Hennepin Healthcare spokesperson said 12-year-old Sophia Forchas is in “serious” condition as of Wednesday evening, which is an improvement.

The hospital cannot provide more detail besides a one-word condition update due to state statutes and federal law, but shared a definition for “serious” condition which includes “chance for improved prognosis.”

For two weeks, Sophia remained in critical condition after being shot in the head.

Hennepin Healthcare’s chief neurosurgeon on Friday said a bullet injured critical blood vessels and Sophia was placed in a medically induced coma. Part of her skull was removed to accommodate brain swelling.

“We're starting to get out

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